Kung Fu Conversations

Randel and Owen talk with Sifu Kisu Stars about training Northern Shaolin, Bagua and his famed work in Hollywood and specifically on Avatar: The Last Airbender. From Fan Cons.com: "Sifu Kisu is a master in the Chinese martial arts focusing on the style of Northern Shaolin Kung Fu. Throughout his life he has worked as an Executive Protection Specialist, stunt man, and martial arts coordinator...

Randel and Owen talk with Elhanan "Henan" Magidovich, a dedicated practitioner of Bagua, Xingyi, and Taiji, to discuss his experiences training Kung Fu. Henan shares insights from his time studying Gao Bagua with Han Feng Rui, a student of Liu Feng Cai, Gao Yi Shengs senior student. As well as his experiences in the Taiwan branch of the Gao system. From Facebook: "Doing BGZ for the last 20 years,...

Randel Davis on Kevin Secours Rituals of Strength Podcast. "In our continuing discussion of AI seen through the lens of warrior wisdom, I interview Randel Davis, the co-host of Kung Fu Conversations about how AI performed when posed with some deeper questions about the practice of Kung Fu." #kevinsecours #ritualsofstrenght #podcast #kungfuconversations

In this episode, Owen and Randel talk about the use of video and its impact on modern Kung Fu practitioners. Reach Out and Let Us Know What You Think! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠KFC Gmail⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠KFC Merch!⁠⁠⁠ Randel @ Red Forest Chinese Boxing - Contact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Inst...

In this episode Randel and Owen continue their talk with Taiji practitioner and journalist Michael Dorgan about training Kung Fu, living in Beijing and training Chen/ Hun Yuan Taiji with Feng Zhiqiang. Form his Web Site: "Michael Dorgan, who began training in Asian martial arts as a teenager. He first studied Okinawan Karate and then Korean Taekwondo before moving on to Chinese styles in the...

In this episode Randel and Owen talk with Taiji practitioner and journalist Michael Dorgan about training Kung Fu, living in Beijing and training Chen/ Hun Yuan Taiji with Feng Zhiqiang. Form his Web Site: "Michael Dorgan, who began training in Asian martial arts as a teenager. He first studied Okinawan Karate and then Korean Taekwondo before moving on to Chinese styles in the late 1970s. He train...

In this episode, Owen and Randel talk about their top 5 favorite Internal Martial Arts books! Reach Out and Let Us Know What You Think! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠KFC Gmail⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠KFC Merch!⁠⁠ Randel @ Red Forest Chinese Boxing - Contact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode Randel and Owen talk with Kung Fu Coach and Teacher Abi Moriya about training in Taiwan in the 80's, Tang Sho Tao, Acupuncture and Hong Yi Xiang. Form his Web Site: "Martial artist, movement and Chinese medicine. One of the pioneers of Chinese and Filipino martial arts teachers in Israel. In his youth, in 1987, he embarked on a study trip following the documentary series &...

In this episode Randel and Owen talk with Kung Fu Coach and Teacher Abi Moriya about training in Taiwan in the 80's, Tang Sho Tao, Acupuncture and Hong Yi Xiang. Form his Web Site: "Martial artist, movement and Chinese medicine. One of the pioneers of Chinese and Filipino martial arts teachers in Israel. In his youth, in 1987, he embarked on a study trip following the documentary series &...

In this episode, Owen does a solo cast with Joseph Crandall. Pioneering translator of Chinese Kung Fu manuals and practitioner and teacher of Bagua, Xingyi and Taiji. From the Plum Publications web site : "Joseph Crandall, translator, is a Ba Gua practitioner who has taken onto himself the heroic task of translating and making available many key works of WuShu...... As Crandall writes in his...

In this episode Randel and Owen talk with Veronika Partikova PhD about learning traditional Hung Gar in Hong Kong, coaching Kung Fu on her online line platform "The Kung Fu Academic", and training MMA in Thailand. From her website: "Born in the Czech Republic, I fell in love with martial arts in 1999. My journey has taken me from Shotokan Karate to Hung Kuen Kung Fu and now Mixed Ma...

In this episode, Owen and Randel continue their talk about why Dong Hai Chuan, the founder of Bagua Zhang, was the Greatest Kung Fu Teacher in Modern History through the lens of his students. Reach Out and Let Us Know What You Think! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠KFC Gmail⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠KFC Merch!⁠ Rande...

In this episode Randel and Owen talk with Shifu Jacque Bois about teaching and training Yip Man Pre-Hong Kong Wing Chun, Taiji, Praying Mantis and Shaolin. From his website: "Sifu Jacque started traveling into the world of martial arts at age 5 starting with Judo and Karate. When he was twelve he discovered a local Traditional Chinese Martial Arts School in South Africa. He fell in love with...

In this episode, Owen and Randel talk about why Dong Hai Chuan the founder of Bagua Zhang was the Greatest Kung Fu Teacher in Modern History. Reach Out and Let Us Know What You Think! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy Me a Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ KFC Gmail⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ KFC Merch! Randel @ Red Forest Chinese Boxing - Contact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠...

In this episode, Randel does a solo cast with the Budo Brothers about martial arts filming and training with world class martial artists, trips to Japan and the their new book. "We’re here to build a community of martial artists who are all about self-development, discipline, and pushing limits. Martial arts isn’t just about throwing punches—it’s a way of life. Through epic stories, deep phil...

In this episode Randel and Owen talk with Shifu Lindsay Lambert, of Wu Dao Kung Fu and Tai Chi, about training, teaching Choy Lay Fut, Shaolin and Taiji. From her website: "Shifu Lindsay Lambert has been teaching for 27 years, beginning with dance at 14 in 1997 and moved on to martial arts after college in 2005. Before that, she trained in various athletic activities all through school starti...

In this special episode Randel and Owen hold their first Coaches Roundtable interview with master teachers Russ Smith and Kevin Secours. About Kevin Secours: ".....over 41 years of experience in the martial arts. I hold an 8th dan in Goshinbudo, 3rd dan in Kempo Jujitsu, 1st Dan in Akai Ryu Jujitsu, Full Instructorship in Shaolin Boxing and Senior Instructorship in Russian Systema. I'm th...

In this episode Randel and Owen continue their talk with Master Paul Koh about Hung Gar, Fu Jow Pai, Martial Philosophy, Training and Teaching. "Master Paul Koh is internationally recognized as one of the world’s leading Kung Fu teachers. He has dedicated his life to the study of this ancient Chinese art form, immersing himself in Chinese language and culture since his early teens. He is one...

In this episode Randel and Owen talk with Master Paul Koh about Hung Gar, Fu Jow Pai, Martial Philosophy, Training and Teaching. "Master Paul Koh is internationally recognized as one of the world’s leading Kung Fu teachers. He has dedicated his life to the study of this ancient Chinese art form, immersing himself in Chinese language and culture since his early teens. He is one of the only maj...

In this episode, Owen and Randel talk about filling in the missing pieces in your system! Reach Out and Let Us Know What You Think! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠KFC Gmail⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Randel @ Red Forest Chinese Boxing - Contact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Owen @ Boulder Internal Arts - Contact...

In this episode Randel and Owen continue their talk with Damo Mitchell about Bagua, Xingyi, Taiji and Nei Gong training, practice and teaching. From his website: "Damo Mitchell was born in the UK into a family of martial arts enthusiasts. From a young age, he immersed himself in training, setting the foundation for a lifelong journey of personal and professional development. This journey led...

In this episode Randel and Owen talk with Damo Mitchell about Bagua, Xingyi, Taiji and Nei Gong training, practice and teaching. From his website: "Damo Mitchell was born in the UK into a family of martial arts enthusiasts. From a young age, he immersed himself in training, setting the foundation for a lifelong journey of personal and professional development. This journey led him to explore the d...

In this episode, Owen and Randel talk about our 2024 season and what things are next for the podcast! Reach Out and Let Us Know What You Think! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠KFC Gmail⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Randel @ Red Forest Chinese Boxing - Contact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Owen @ Boulder...

In this episode, Owen and Randel talk about power and tactics in the martial arts! Reach Out and Let Us Know What You Think! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠KFC Gmail⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Randel @ Red Forest Chinese Boxing - Contact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Owen @ Boulder Internal Arts - Contact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode Randel and Owen talk with Sifu Brian Kuttel about Choy Li Fut and Yang Taiji training, practice and teaching. From his website: "Brian Kuttel began training in Choy Li Fut Kung Fu and Yang Tai Chi in 2000 with Sifu Hamayun Ahmadzai at Tiger Kung Fu Academy (currently Zai Martial Arts Academy) in Reno, Nevada. Brian became an instructor in 2004 teaching children’s classes and beginn...